Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-02-03
FOREIGN GOSSIP.


"A Partisan hotel, recently. estab-
hshed, is being run on the ssAmerican
method"
The interesting assertion comes
from Paris that in the last year the dogs
there killed 1, 100000 rats.
King kalakaua of the Hawaiian
Islands has gambled away $4,000 de-
posted by poor people in the Postal
Savings Bank. ssT
During the year 1885 twelve deaths
were reported in England from chloro-
form, and three from ether. None are
known to have occurred from any other
anasthetic.
Word comes of the death of the
Countess Beust, who survived her illus-
trlous husband only few weeks. She
was once noted as the most beautiful
woman in Germany.
"A family of eleven brothers. named
Chrlstopherson, all good cricketers.
played match at Blackheath, England,
against local team, and, after an ex-
clting game, came off the victors.
In Paris ''Sydonie'' is the common
and headdresses are shown in the shop
windows, and ''Therese'' is the name
Tor the wooden head used for the dis
play of women's caps. Does anybody
know why?
"A French lawyer asked peasant
two francs for a case which he had won
Tor him. THAT is DEAR" said the
peasant. 1.-TWO francs or nothing
said the lawyer. .'Ah! nothing suits
me better; good day; much obliged"
!. replied the peasant, to the surprise of
the lawyer.
The Crown Prince of Germany,
like Won Moltke is very silent man.
He lives in quiet, domestic way, and
is said to be bitterly opposed to the
sentiments of Prince Bismarck. and
this source of considerable annoy
, ance to the Emperor. After his first
audience with the Pope his only re-
mark was: ''The Pope is a french
=. man."
The feasibility of using the tele-
phone upon moving trains, especially
where the traffic is not crowded, has
been satisfactorily demonstrated by ex-
periments upon thirty-three German
railroads. On heavier lines, it appears,
the telephone has not proved sufficient
for the purpose, and has been used as
an auxiliary to the telegraph.
The largest farm in England has
been thrown upon its owners hands. 1t
is in Lincolnshire, and consists of 2, 700
acres. The tenant paid FL per acre.
This year reduction of fifty per cent.
was made to him, but finding, although
an experienced and energetic farmer,
that even at the reduction he could not
make two ends meet, he has thrown up
his farm.
1t is not generally known that
little gold mining is done in Scotland.
Gold is found in small quantities on the |
property of the Lead Hills Silverlead |
Mining and Smelling Company Qimit-
ed) in Lanarkshire, and Lord Hope
toun. whose marriage was celebrated |
recently, received as wedding pres
ent from the miners a nugget of three
hundred and fifty-five grains. Lady |
Hopetoun now wears a wedding and
keeper ring made out of this nugget,
and the shareholders hope to have their
dividends increased some day by the
silverlead running into Scotch gold.
"A curious instance of death by
electricity occurred recently at Mos
cow. A fete was given at public
pleasure resort, inclosed by wooden
palisade, the exterior of which was
illuminated by the electric-light. when
some peasants attempted to gain an
entrance by breaking through. The
foremost had already succeeded in
getting his head and arm through the
opening in the palisade, when he ex-
pired without uttering a sound. The
unfortunate fellow had grasped one of
the electric wires, and death was in
stantaneous.-Eiec ReUieU.